corridor
noun
cor·ri·dor
ˈkȯr-ə-dər 
ˈkär-,
-ˌdȯr
1
a
: a passageway (as in a hotel or office building) into which compartments or rooms open
b
: a place or position in which especially political power is wielded through discussion and deal-making
was excluded from the corridors of power after losing the election
2
: a usually narrow passageway or route: such as
a
: a narrow strip of land through foreign-held territory
b
: a restricted lane for air traffic
c
: a land path used by migrating animals
3
a
: a densely populated strip of land including two or more major cities
… the Northeast corridor stretching from Washington into New England …—
S. D. Browne
S. D. Browne
b
: an area or stretch of land identified by a specific common characteristic or purpose
a corridor of liberalism
the city's industrial corridor
Examples of corridor in a Sentence
They pushed me down the hospital corridor to the operating room.
A corridor of land lies between the two mountain ranges.
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Take away the living quarters, corridors, ventilators, ladders, access ways, and work spaces, and a warship can be shrunk to a remarkable degree.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2025
The government organization launched the initiative in 2009 after noticing a pattern of women being murdered and dumped along the Interstate 40 corridor in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Today, white men still dominate the corridors of power.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Yet those siphoning off the supplies were rich and well placed in the corridors of power.
—Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, The Dial, 4 Mar. 2025
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2025
The government organization launched the initiative in 2009 after noticing a pattern of women being murdered and dumped along the Interstate 40 corridor in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Today, white men still dominate the corridors of power.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Yet those siphoning off the supplies were rich and well placed in the corridors of power.
—Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, The Dial, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Corridor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corridor. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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corridor
noun
cor·ri·dor
ˈkȯr-əd-ər
ˈkär-,
-ə-ˌdȯ(ə)r
1
: a passageway (as in a school) into which compartments or rooms open
2
: a narrow strip of land especially through territory held by an enemy
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